The Douglas XB-19 was a four-engined, piston-driven heavy bomber produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the early 1940s. The design was originally given the designation XBLR-2 …

2022年3月23日 · Operated by a crew of up to 18, the XB-19 was so large that its massive fuselage contained two decks and it had tunnels within the wings so the flight engineer could attend to the engines in flight. The Douglas XB-19 was big in its day, but few remember this bomber prototype now

2021年5月6日 · The late 1930s up to America’s entry in World War II saw a curious merge of handbuilt aircraft and mass-production techniques. The giant XB-19 experimental bomber was the crowning achievement of that prewar experimentation by Douglas Aircraft.

2017年11月15日 · The XB-19 was a heavy bomber designed in 1935 to fulfill a request made by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to develop an experimental heavy bomber with extreme range. Although slow in its development and obsolete by the time it was produced, it served as a test vehicle to evaluate plane and engine performances.

2023年11月22日 · The Douglas B-19 Behemoth, active from 1937 to 1941, was a groundbreaking experimental long-range bomber and held the title of the largest aircraft built in the United States during World War II. In the mid-1930s, the U.S. Army Air Corps sought a formidable flying fortress capable of striking targets thousands of miles from America’s shores.

The Douglas XB-19, with a span of 212 feet, a weight of 84,431 pounds, and a range of 5,200 miles, was the Army's largest prewar bomber. The B-19 was an excellent example of a project with...

2014年9月11日 · Code named 'Project D,' this top-secret initiative would lead to the largest American bomber concept flown during World War II, the massive yet elegant Douglas XB-19. Under Project D, two major...

The Douglas XB-19 was originally designated XBLR-2 (eXperimental Bomber Long-Range 2) and was the largest bomber built for the Army up to that time (1938). The XB-19 was essentially used as a test bed for very large bomber construction techniques and flight characteristics.

2021年9月8日 · One of its fortes during World War 2 was large multi-engined aircraft to act as transports or bombers for the United States military and its allies. In the post-war years, the company transitioned into civilian passenger airline travel and, ultimately, battlefield rockets and space launch systems.

The Douglas XB-19 was the largest bomber aircraft built for the United States Army Air Forces until 1946. It was originally given the designation XBLR-2 (XBLR denoting Experimental Bomber Long Range).